Spores of elastic resupinate polypore fungus Wrightoporia avellanea from underside of a thick pine log, collected in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas

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College Station, Texas, May 1, 2023

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The image depicts a microscopic view of spores from Wrightoporia avellanea, an elastic resupinate polypore fungus found on the underside of a thick pine log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest, Texas.

**Key Features:**

* **Spore Size and Shape**: The spores are small, approximately 2-3 μm in diameter, with an oval or elliptical shape. They appear light brown to dark brown.
* **Surface Structure**: Some spores exhibit a smooth surface, while others have faint striations or ridges.
* **Arrangement**: Spores are scattered throughout the image, some overlapping and touching each other. A few spores are situated near the center of the image.
* **Background**: The background is white with grayish-blue undertones, featuring several irregularly shaped dark blue lines that resemble cracks in the sample.

**Conclusion:**
The provided image offers a detailed view of Wrightoporia avellanea spores, revealing their small size and oval to elliptical shape. – AI vision

🇪🇸 Descripción en español / Spanish Description

Las esporas del hongo Wrightoporia avellanea con poliporo resupinado elástico, recogidas debajo de un tronco grueso de pino en el área escénica Big Creek del Bosque Nacional Sam Houston un día antes. Texas, 1 de mayo de 2023. La imagen representa una vista microscópica de esporas de Wrightoporia avellanea, un hongo con poliporo resupinado elástico encontrado debajo de un tronco grueso de pino en el área escénica Big Creek del Bosque Nacional Sam Houston, Texas. **Características clave:** * **Tamaño y forma de las esporas**: Las esporas son pequeñas, aproximadamente de 2-3 pm de diámetro, con una forma ovalada o elíptica. Tienen un color marrón claro a marrón oscuro. * **Estructura superficial**: Algunas esporas presentan una superficie lisa, mientras que otras tienen estriaciones o aristas débiles. * **Disposición**: Las esporas se dispersan por toda la imagen, algunas superponiéndose y tocándose unas a otras. Algunas esporas están situadas cerca del centro de la imagen. * **Fondo:** El fondo es blanco con matices grisáceos, presentando varias líneas irregularmente formadas de azul oscuro que se asemejan a grietas en la muestra. **Conclusión:** La imagen proporcionada ofrece una vista detallada de las esporas de Wrightoporia avellanea, revelando su pequeño tamaño y forma ovalada a elíptica. – Spanish translation

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